1. True or false?
Read and circle true or false for these sentences.
When I was a baby I couldn’t do anything, but I learned very fast. I could
read when I was four and I could swim when I was five. My parents
couldn’t speak English when they were young but now I’m helping them
learn!
a. She couldn’t do anything when she was a baby. true false
b. She could read when she was two. true false
c. She could swim when she was four. true false
d. Her parents couldn’t speak English when they were young. true false
e. She’s helping her brother learn English. true false
2. Choose the answer!
Read the sentence. Circle the correct answer.
a. I could football when I was five. playing / play / to play
b. He could when he was four. swim / swimming / swam
c. Could she before she started school? to read / reading / read
d. They play chess when they were young. can / could / could to
e. We make a cake until our dad helped us. weren’t / can’t / couldn’t
f. My best friend could a skateboard when she was six. to ride / ride / riding
g. I couldn’t my homework yesterday. do / to do / did
h. How old were you when you speak English? could / can / knew
3. Make it right!
Find the mistake in each sentence and correct it.
a. I couldn’t finding my phone yesterday. I couldn’t find my phone yesterday.
b. My sister could doing karate when she was four. My sister could do karate when she was four.
c. My dad couldn’t to drive when he was young. My dad couldn’t drive when he was young
d. Could you played the piano two years ago? Could you play the piano two years ago?
e. They were eat with chopsticks when they were six. They could eat with chopsticks when they were six.
f. I could to do origami when my teacher showed me. I could do origami when my teacher showed me.
g. We couldn’t understanding English before we started school. We couldn’t understand English before we started school
h. How many languages can you speak when you were seven? How many languages could you speak when you were seven.
4. Write and draw!
What could you do when you were younger? Draw a picture and write about
it like in exercise 1!
When I was little I would go into my room when guests came.
When I was little I would share my candy with my mother when she’s would drink a coffee.
When I was little I would wear my mothers clothes.
When I was little I would wear my dads clothes.
When I was little I would shake my dads hand.
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